A
Abdominal paracentesis, assisting 1
Admission 3
Admixture of drugs in a syringe 7
Advance directives 9
Airborne precautions 12
Air-fluidized therapy bed use 15
Alignment and pressure-reducing device application 17
Ankle-brachial index calculation 19
Antiembolism stocking application 21
Aquapheresis 25
Arterial and venous sheath removal 29
Arterial pressure monitoring 32
Arterial puncture for blood gas analysis 36
Assessment techniques 38
Autologous blood collection, preoperative 42
Autologous blood transfusion, perioperative 44
Automated external defibrillation 46
B
Balloon valvuloplasty care 48
Bariatric bed use 53
Bed bath 54
Bed-making, occupied 57
Bed-making, unoccupied 59
Bedpan and urinal use 62
Bedside spirometry 64
Biliary drainage catheter care 66
Biohazardous waste handling 69
Bispectral index monitoring 71
Bladder ultrasonography 73
Blood culture sample collection 75
Blood glucose monitoring 78
Blood pressure measurement 80
Body jewelry removal 84
Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, assisting 86
Brain tissue oxygen monitoring and care 90
Brain tissue oxygen monitoring device, insertion, assisting 91
Bronchoscopy, assisting 94
Buccal and sublingual drug administration 97
Burn care 99
Burn dressing application, biological and synthetic 105
C
Cane use training 108
Capillary blood gas sampling 110
Carbon monoxide oximetry 111
Cardiac monitoring 113
Cardiac output measurement 118
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, adult 121
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, child 127
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, infant 131
Cardioversion, synchronized 133
Care plan preparation 136
Cast application 138
Cast removal, assisting 142
Central venous access catheter care 144
Central venous pressure monitoring 155
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage management 160
Cervical collar application 162
Chest physiotherapy 164
Chest tube drainage system monitoring and care 169
Chest tube drainage system setup 174
Chest tube insertion, assisting 177
Chest tube removal, assisting 181
Closed-wound drain management 183
Code management 185
Cold application 191
Colostomy and ileostomy care 194
Colostomy irrigation 198
Contact lens care 200
Contact precautions 202
Continent ileostomy care 207
Continuous bladder irrigation 211
Continuous positive airway pressure use 214
Continuous renal replacement therapy 218
Cricothyrotomy, assisting 222
Crutches use training 225
Cultural assessment 228
D
Defibrillation 229
Discharge 233
Documentation 236
Doppler ultrasound device use 238
Droplet precautions 239
Drug and alcohol specimen collection 242
Dying patient care 245
E
Eardrop instillation 248
Ear irrigation 250
Elastic compression bandage application 252
Elastomeric pump use 254
Electrical bone growth stimulation 259
Electrocardiogram, 12-lead 261
Electrocardiogram, posterior chest lead 264
Electrocardiogram, right chest lead 266
Electrocardiogram, signal-averaged 268
Endoscopic therapy, assisting 270
Endotracheal drug administration 273
Endotracheal intubation 277
Endotracheal tube care 282
End-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring 286
Enema administration 289
Enteral gastric and duodenal feeding tube insertion and removal 292
Enteral gastric, duodenal, and jejunal tube feedings 295
Enteral gastrostomy and jejunostomy tube feeding and care 299
Enteral tube drug instillation 303
Epicardial pacing and care 306Epidural analgesic administration 310
Esophagogastric tamponade tube care 315
Esophagogastric tamponade tube insertion and removal 318
External fixation management 322
External urine collection device use 324
External ventricular drain insertion, assisting 327
Eye care 330
Eye compress application 332
Eye irrigation 334
Eye medication administration 337
F
Fall prevention and management 340
Fecal impaction removal, digital 343
Fecal occult blood tests 345
Feeding 347
Femoral compression device use 350
Foot care 352
Foreign-body airway obstruction management 354
Functional assessment 357
G
Gait belt use 359
Gastric lavage 361
Gastrostomy feeding button reinsertion 364
H
Hair care 366
Halo-vest traction management 367
Hand hygiene 370
Hazardous drug preparation and handling 373
Hazardous drug spill management 376
Hearing aid care 377
Heat application 379
Height and weight measurement 382
Hemodialysis 385
Hemoglobin testing, bedside 394
Hip arthroplasty care 395
Hour-of-sleep care 399
Humidifier therapy 401
Hyperthermia-hypothermia blanket use 404
I
IM injection 407
Impaired swallowing and aspiration precautions 411
Implanted port use 415
Incentive spirometry 425
Incontinence management, fecal 427
Incontinence management, urinary 429
Indwelling urinary catheter care and removal 432
Indwelling urinary catheter insertion 436
Indwelling urinary catheter irrigation 440
Intermittent infusion device drug administration 442
Intermittent infusion device flushing and locking 446
Intermittent infusion device insertion 448
Intermittent urinary catheterization 452
Internal fixation management 456
Intra-abdominal pressure monitoring 460
Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation 463
Intracranial pressure monitoring 470
Intradermal injection 476
Intraosseous infusion 479
Intrapleural drug administration 483
Iontophoresis 486
IV bolus injection 488
IV catheter insertion and removal 492
IV catheter maintenance 496
IV infusion rates and manual control 501
IV pump use 503
IV secondary line drug infusion 506
IV therapy preparation 510
J
Jugular venous oxygen saturation monitoring 512
K
Knee arthroplasty postprocedure care 515
L
Laryngeal mask airway insertion 518
Laser therapy, assisting 523
Latex allergy precautions 525
Lipid emulsion administration 526
Low-air-loss therapy bed use 530
Lumbar puncture, assisting 531
M
Manual ventilation 534
Massive infusion device use 536
Mechanical ventilation, positive pressure 540
Metered-dose inhaler use 545
Mixed venous oxygen saturation monitoring 547
Moderate sedation 549
Mucus clearance device 553
N
Nasal bridle insertion and removal 555
Nasal decolonization 558
Nasal irrigation 560
Nasal medication administration 563
Nasal packing, assisting 566
Nasoenteric-decompression tube care 569
Nasoenteric-decompression tube insertion and removal 571
Nasogastric tube care 574
Nasogastric tube insertion and removal 576
Nasopharyngeal airway insertion and care 580
Nebulizer therapy 582
Negative-pressure wound therapy 586
Nephrostomy and cystostomy tube dressing changes 590
Neurologic assessment 592
Nutritional screening 598
O
Ommaya reservoir drug infusion 601
Opioid withdrawal management 605
Oral care 609
Oral drug administration 612
Organ donor, identification 615
Oronasopharyngeal suctioning 616
Oropharyngeal airway insertion and care 619
Oxygen administration 621
P
Pain management 626
Parenteral nutrition administration 629
Parenteral nutrition monitoring 633
Passive range-of-motion exercises 636
Patient-controlled analgesia 641
Percutaneous coronary intervention care 644
Pericardiocentesis, assisting 648
Perineal care 651
Peripherally inserted central catheter use 653
Peripheral nerve stimulation 664
Peritoneal dialysis 667
Peritoneal lavage, assisting 672
Permanent pacemaker care 676
Personal protective equipment use 680
Postmortem care 682
Postoperative care 684
Posttraumatic stress disorder assessment 688
Preoperative care 690
Preoperative skin preparation 693
Pressure dressing application 695
Pressure injury prevention 696
Progressive ambulation 700
Prone positioning 702
Prone positioning for the awake patient 706
Protective environment guidelines 707
Pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary artery occlusion pressure monitoring 709
Pulse amplitude monitoring 713
Pulse assessment 714
Pulse oximetry 717
R
Radiation implant therapy 720
Radiation therapy, external 722
Radioactive iodine therapy 724
Rectal suppository and ointment administration 726
Rectal tube insertion and removal 728
Residual limb care 730
Respiration assessment 733
Restraint application 735
Ring removal 740
S
Safe medication administration practices, general 743
Seizure management 746
Self-catheterization 750
Sepsis, emergency patient care 752
Sequential compression therapy 755
Sexual assault examination 757
Sharp debridement 760
Shaving 762
Sitz bath 764
Skin biopsy, assisting 766
Skin graft care 768
Skin staple and clip removal 771
Soaks 773
Spiritual care 775
Splint application 778
Sponge bath 780
Sputum collection 781
Standard precautions 784
Sterile technique, basic 786
Stool specimen collection 789
ST-segment monitoring 791
Subcutaneous injection 793
Subdermal drug implant insertion, assisting 796
Surgical drain removal 798
Surgical wound management 800
Suture removal 803
Swab specimen collection 805
T
Temperature measurement 809
Therapeutic bath 811
Thoracentesis, assisting 813
Thoracic electrical bioimpedance monitoring 816
Topical skin drug application 818
Tracheal cuff pressure measurement 820
Tracheal suctioning, intubated patient 822
Tracheostomy and ventilator speaking valve use 826
Tracheostomy care 829
Tracheotomy, assisting 834
Transcranial Doppler monitoring 837
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation 840
Transcutaneous pacing 842
Transdermal drug application 845
Transducer system setup 847
Transfer within a facility 850
Transfusion of blood and blood products 852
Transfusion reaction management 858
Transvenous pacing 861
Traumatic wound management 865
Tub baths and showers 869
U
Ultraviolet light therapy 871
Unna boot application 873
Urinary diversion stoma care 875
Urine collection, 12- or 24-hour timed 879
Urine glucose and ketone tests 881
Urine pH measurement 882
Urine specimen collection 884
Urine straining, for calculi 887
V
Vaginal medication administration 888
Venipuncture 890
Ventricular assist device care 893
Volume-control set preparation 898
W
Walker use training 900
Water intoxication assessment 903
Weaning a patient from a ventilator 904
Wound dehiscence and evisceration management 907
Wound irrigation 909
Wound photography 911
Z
Z-track injection 913
Index 917
